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Bonds Fannie, Freddie Bailouts May Hinge on Debt Rollover Bloomberg / Dawn Kopecki Treasurys up slightly, following German, U.K. debt Marketwatch / Deborah Levine Treasuries Little Changed After Yields Drop to Five-Week Low Bloomberg / Wes Goodman Some Investors Say U.S. Bailout of Housing Giants Is Inevitable NY Times / Charles Duhigg and Vikas Bajaj SEC's Cox Says Nobody Gets Pass in Auction-Rate Probe Ian Katz and David Scheer Bankers Get Ready to Kiss 200,000 Investors Goodbye Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Long-dated bonds fall as agency sale draws buyers Reuters / Ellen Freilich U.S. Two-Year Notes Rise on Concern Banking Losses to Worsen Bloomberg / Sandra Hernandez and Dakin Campbell Five-Year Swap Spread Tops 100 on Risk Aversion: Chart of Day Bloomberg / Liz Capo McCormick National City Bonds Show Defaults KeyCorp Can't Deny Bloomberg / Caroline Salas TREASURIES-Futures hit 4-mth high on financial sector concerns Reuters / Rika Otsuka Treasury Yields Near 5-Week Low Before Inflation, Housing Data Bloomberg / Wes Goodman Bond market jitters return Fortune via CNN / Colin Barr Junk Bond Offerings Total $9.1 Billion Since June 1 Bloomberg / Bryan Keogh Treasuries Gain as Drop in U.S. Stocks Fuels Demand for Debt Bloomberg / Sandra Hernandez and Dakin Campbell Bonds rise as weaker stocks ignite safe-haven bid Reuters Citigroup, UBS Settle With `Gossip Girl' Investors Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Inflation's impact: Paychecks take a hit as prices soar Pittsburgh Post Gazette / Teresa F. Lindeman Inflation Gets Right Down to the Real Nitty-Gritty Washington Post / Joel Achenbach Pay raises may be lower in '09 Baltimore Sun / Hanah Cho A Bond Market, Starved for Sunshine NY Times / Gretchen Morgenson European Bonds Rise for Third Week on Signs Economy Shrinking Bloomberg / Lukanyo Mnyanda Auction-rate settlements leave investors hanging Marketwatch / Sam Mamudi Morgan Stanley Tapped To Assess Fannie, Freddie Washington Post / Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and David Cho Citigroup, UBS Settle With `Gossip Girl' Investors Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Global junk bond default rate up to 1.79 pct - S&P Reuters / Dena Aubin Kicked in the ARS Economist via CFO.com SIFMA Designates Pools Containing Higher Balance Loans as TBA-Eligible SIFMA Credit-Crunch Villains Should Own Up, Do Penance Bloomberg / Mark Gilbert Moody's lowers General Motors credit rating Detroit News Securities Market Remains Jammed, a Year Later NY Times / Vikas Bajaj Review and Preview Morgan Stanley / Ted Wieseman Citi, UBS, Merrill Say `Oops' on Auction Freezeout Bloomberg / Joe Mysak Wachovia’s sale of bonds probed Boston Herald / Jay Fitzgerald Back to Berra Pimco / Michael Gomez Asset-Backed Bond Sales Drop to Lowest in Decade, Deutsche Says Bloomberg / Neil Unmack

Federal Reserve Fed officials say must be ready to curb inflation Reuters / Alister Bull M3 Contraction - The Future Is Now Thoughts From The Frontline via Safehaven / Mike Shedlock Treasury Bond Yields and Long-Run Inflation Expectations Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco / Jens Christensen Fed's Lacker Clashes With Paulson on Fannie-Freddie Strategy Bloomberg / Craig Torres and Kathleen Hays Inflation Worries The Fed Forbes / Carl Gutierrez Monetary Policy in Uncertain Times Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Richard W. Fisher Fed's Fisher makes case for hike sooner rather than later Marketwatch / Greg Robb Not-so-jolly Christmas ahead, Fed economist predicts Charlotte Observer / Alan M. Wolf US RATE FUTURES-See little chance of Fed hike on horizon Reuters / Ros Krasny Economists savour the views from the summit London Times / Gerard Baker High borrowing costs defy Fed's interest rate cuts USA Today / John Waggoner A Perspective on China Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas / Richard W. Fisher Fed's Fisher: China growth a clear oil price signal Reuters Bernanke Tries to Define What Institutions Fed Could Let Fail Bloomberg / Craig Torres Federal Reserve Events Reuters No Limit to Greenspan's Once-In-A-Century Events Bloomberg / Caroline Baum Dallas Fed chief Richard W. Fisher speaks his mind in Q&A Dallas Morning News / Brendan M. Case Chicago Fed's Evans says risks to growth increased since June FOMC meeting Thomson via Forbes Lockhart Favors Current Fed Rate, Sees Debate About an Increase Bloomberg / Steve Matthews and Kathleen Hays Fed officials fret on growth, point to rate hold Reuters / Ros Krasny The Myth of the Independent Fed Lew Rockwell / Thomas J. DiLorenzo Energy Prices and Where We Live and Work Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago / William Testa Sir Alan's Follies Washington Post / Steven Pearlstein Derivatives Signal TAF Expansion Fails to Loosen Money Markets Bloomberg / Liz Capo McCormick Repercussions from the Financial Shock Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis / Gary H. Stern Fed's Stern says U.S. slowdown could be lengthy Reuters / Ros Krasny Firm Entry and Labor Market Dynamics Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta / Enchuan Shao and Pedro Silos There’s a deafening quiet from the Federal Reserve NY Post / John Crudele Federal Reserve Events Reuters Fed still worried about inflation despite oil retreat Reuters / Pedro Nicolaci da Costa Federal Reserve will offer $50 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility today Federal Reserve Board Fed rate moves most benefit ... the government? Marketwatch / Irwin Kellner International Economic Update Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Fed says banks broadly tighten U.S. loan standards Reuters / David Lawder Federal Reserve finds deepening credit crisis AP via San Diego Union Tribune / Martin Crutsinger

US Economy Lifestyles of the rich may be changing Chicago Tribune / Susan Chandler Mood improves, but economy worries persist: poll Reuters / John Whitesides What's next for auto, gas, food, medicine prices? Here's the forecast Cincinnati Enquirer / Darrell Smith Inflation Worries Stoked With PPI Release NY Post / Kaja Whittehouse Higher Costs Taking a Toll on Business NY Times / Michael M. Grynbaum and Peter S. Goodman Stagflation? Or just stagnation? CNN / Paul R. La Monica PPI: Pretty Painful Inflation Forbes / Carl Gutierrez July producer prices jump again Reuters Recessation: The Worst Of Both Economic Directions NY Post / John Crudele The US Economy: All the Little Things that go to Make a Recession Brooks News via Safehaven / Gerard Jackson Even the 'comfortable' face the need to alter spending habits Christian Science Monitor / Kathleen Connell Export Boom Helps Farms, but Not American Factories NY Times / Louis Uchitelle Economy is the same old ride Allentown Morning Call / Mary Hunt Pricing products tough in bad times Boston Herald / Jennifer Heldt Powell Illusions About Inflation Marketwatch via NY Times / Mark Hulbert Clinging to Dreams of a Better Life Washington Post / Chris L. Jenkins The Downturn Is Good News Lew Rockwell / Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Inflation Research as Propaganda Lew Rockwell / Per Bylund Small-business owners' outlook bleak CNN / Emily Maltby Gauge of future US economic growth at 5-year low-ECRI Reuters U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Rose in August Bloomberg / Timothy R. Homan July industrial output better than expected AP via CNN Gas fuels inflation - little relief in sight CNN / Steve Hargreaves U.S. Economy: Consumer Prices Rise More Than Forecast Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Less Than Forecast Last Week Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman and Shobhana Chandra It's Too Soon to Toast the End of Credit Crisis Bloomberg / Caroline Baum U.S. Retail Sales Fall for First Time in Five Months Bloomberg / Bob Willis U.S. Business Inventories Up 0.7% in June, Sales Rise Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra Retail Sales in U.S. Probably Dropped in July as Gasoline Rose Bloomberg / Bob Willis Upcoming CPI Number May Have A Crude Reality NY Post / John Crudele Trade deficit narrows in June CNN / Lara Moscrip U.S. Trade Gap Probably Widened as Cost of Imported Oil Soared Bloomberg / Courtney Schlisserman Give yourself a raise - with a few spending cuts Dallas Morning News / Scott Burns America needs a 'Good Depression' Marketwatch / Paul B. Farrell FREE Daily Analysis and Charts Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Stocktiming.com

Real Estate & Mortgage Mortgage volume fell 1.5% last week: MBA Marketwatch / Amy Hoak U.S. mortgage applications declined last week-MBA Reuters America's Obsession With Housing Hobbles Growth Bloomberg / Amity Shlaes Falling home prices: The silver lining CNN / David Goldman Fannie's Perilous Pursuit of Subprime Loans Washington Post / David S. Hilzenrath A Sad Forecast for American Home Holders CFO.com / Stephen Taub MBA Study Shows Government-Insured Share of Mortgage Applications for July Tripled in the Past Year Mortgage Bankers Association MI: Real estate meltdown trickles to agents Detroit Free Press / Greta Guest Home building at 17-year low CNN Builders' confidence holds at record low CNN / David Goldman FL: Some businesses turn housing bust into a boon Miami Herald / Monica Hatcher Soaring home values help keep personal debt rising Detroit Free Press / John Gallagher Real estate investors waiting for dust to settle Minneapolis Star Tribune / Susan Feyder Inflated appraisal nearly cost family its home AP via Seattle Times / Mitch Weiss CO: Foreclosures bring bargain prices Denver Post / Margaret Jackson Searching for A Hot Investment? Try Your Mortgage Washington Post / Elizabeth Razzi Housing starts expected to head lower again Marketwatch / Rex Nutting Housing Starts Probably Slumped in July: U.S. Economy Preview Bloomberg / Shobhana Chandra CA: Median home price in Santa Cruz County for July: $607,500 Santa Cruz Sentinel / Jondi Gumz Buyers jump through hoops for a mortgage Chicago Tribune / Susan Diesenhouse It's simple: More jobs = more homes Chicago Tribune / Mary Umberger Home Equity Frenzy Was a Bank Ad Come True NY Times / Louise Story Realtors move to set up statewide MLS San Francisco Chronicle / Carolyn Said Jumbo Rates May Fall as Larger Mortgages Enter Market Bloomberg / Jody Shenn U.S. 30-year mortgage rates unchanged in latest week Reuters U.S. Home Sales Fall to 10-Year Low as Prices Tumble Bloomberg / Kathleen M. Howley and Dan Levy Housing Rebound in Cleveland Signals Bad News for U.S. Market Bloomberg / Brian Louis and Kathleen M. Howley Mortgage Insurers' Losses Mount Washington Post / Renae Merle Housing Recovery Act Depends on Banks to Refinance Mortgages Bloomberg / Sharon L. Lynch US foreclosure filings surge 55 percent AP via Washington Post / Alan Zibel Mortgage Applications Decrease Slightly In Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage Bankers Association Greenspan sees house price bottom in 2009: report Reuters U.S. mortgage applications declined last week-MBA Reuters CA: Price report: No housing floor yet Contra Costa Times / George Avalos The next wave of mortgage defaults CNN / Les Christie Many U.S. Homeowners Owe More Than House Is Worth, Zillow Says Bloomberg / Bob Ivry In California, foreclosure's next wave? Christian Science Monitor / Ben Arnoldy In slow real estate market, buyer's agents get a boost Newsday / Ellen Yan FHA ready to assist immediately Pittsburgh Tribune Review / Ron DaParma

Currencies After a long slide, dollar on the rebound Christian Science Monitor / Ron Scherer Dollar Trades Near One-Week Low as Stocks Drop, Oil Increases Bloomberg / Kosuke Goto Australian Dollar Rises as Commodities Gain; N.Z. Dollar Climbs Bloomberg / Ron Harui and Tracy Withers Dollar slightly lower against most rivals Marketwatch / William L. Watts and Lisa Twaronite Yen Rises as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Concern Damps Carry Trade Bloomberg / Stanley White and Kosuke Goto Greenback strength puts Asian currencies in focus Marketwatch / Craig Stephen Rebounding dollar brings its own problems London Times / Irwin Stelzer Dollar's future seems brighter AP via Miami Herald / Emily Flynn Vencat Dollar Rises to Six-Month High on Oil Decline, Global Slowdown Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Candice Zachariahs Pound Declines 11th Day Against Dollar, Slides for Fourth Week Bloomberg / Kim-Mai Cutler and Andrew MacAskill The Strong Dollar Illusion Euro Pacific via Safehaven / Peter Schiff Dollar's prospects may be brighter after long drop AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Emily Flynn Vencat Sterling continues to lose ground BBC News Dollar Heads for Fifth Weekly Gain on Oil Drop, Global Slowdown Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Anchalee Worrachate Dollar Heads for Weekly Gain Before Consumer Confidence Data Bloomberg / Stanley White Dollar hits 6-month high versus euro on growth worry Reuters via Guardian Aussie Dollar Falls for 4th Week on Lower Commodities, Rates Bloomberg / Candice Zachariahs Dollar rises vs. euro as Europe economy shrinks Marketwatch / Steve Goldstein and Moming Zhou Dollar up for 10th day on souring global outlook Reuters via Guardian Euro Falls Before Report Forecast to Show Economy Contracted Bloomberg / Stanley White Why the buck stops here Fortune via CNN / Colin Barr Dollar up despite retail data; soars vs. pound AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer / Tali Arbel U.K. Pound Falls to 22-Month Low as BOE Slashes Growth Forecast Bloomberg / Kim-Mai Cutler and Andrew MacAskill Yen Rises to 12-Week High Against Euro as Carry Trades Pared Bloomberg / Stanley White and Ron Harui Dollar gain continues after trade deficit shrinks AP via Seattle Times / Tali Arbel Dollar hits 6-month high on global economic worries Reuters via Guardian / Rika Otsuka Australian Dollar Falls to 6 1/2-Month Low; N.Z. Dollar Drops Bloomberg / Ron Harui and Candice Zachariahs Dollar cools after last week's rally Marketwatch / Steve Goldstein Dollar Bottom Against Yuan Gets Louder in China Bet Bloomberg / Wes Goodman and Kim Kyoungwha Dollar Gain Signals Pain as Rally Prompts Exit From Bull Trade Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Anchalee Worrachate Dollar Bulls, Bears Both Expect Rampage Against Euro to Falter Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Anchalee Worrachate Euro Falls to Six-Month Low as Rate Increase Expectations Fade Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Candice Zachariahs Pieces might be in place for dollar to sustain gains Marketwatch / Lisa Twaronite Euro Falls the Most in 8 Years on Reduced Bets for Higher Rate Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Anchalee Worrachate Euro Falls the Most in 8 Years on Reduced Bets for Higher Rate Bloomberg / Ye Xie and Anchalee Worrachate Stone & McCarthy Research Associates

Commodities Gold futures trade flat as strong dollar caps gains Marketwatch / Polya Lesova Worst of oil spike is over- U.S. poll Reuters via Globe and Mail / Emily Kaiser Crude Oil Rises a Second Day on U.S. Gasoline Supply Forecast Bloomberg / Grant Smith Gold Bulls `Running for Cover' Signal Price Drop: Chart of Day Bloomberg / Millie Munshi Oil rises above $114 after dollar weakens vs euro AP via Houston Chronicle / Stevenson Jacobs Crude futures move up as traders turn attention to supply Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Gold futures fall on weaker oil, eye dollar Marketwatch / Polya Lesova and Myra P. Saefong Oil extends fall as storm threat fades AP via CNN As Oil Giants Lose Influence, Supply Drops NY Times / Jad Mouawad Gold's Correcting, Not Collapsing Resource Fortunes via Safehaven / Roy Martens Gold futures close with 1.7% gain Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Strong dollar robs gold of its glitter AP via Tennessean / Stevenson Jacobs Ocean platform could take 20 percent of U.S. oil imports AP via Pittsburgh Post Gazette / John Porretto Consumers look for money in junk metal Lansing State Journal Oil lingers near $114 AP via Globe and Mail / Stevenson Jacobs How investors inflate commodities' bubble San Francisco Chronicle / Sam Zuckerman Oil falls on easing storm threat, demand slowdown Marketwatch / Polya Lesova and Myra P. Saefong Oil rises on worries Storm Fay may disrupt supply AP via Houston Chornicle / Alex Kennedy OPEC official says output cuts may be needed Marketwatch OPEC Plays Oil Junkies for Suckers Washington Post / Warren Brown Gas down 35 cents in 30 days CNN Gold drops 8.4%, silver falls 16.4% for the week Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Oil falls to $111 level on stronger US dollar AP via NY Daily News / Stevenson Jacobs Gold's resilient properties lie in question Marketwatch / Myra P. Saefong Gold, Oil Slump, Leading Commodities Drop on Dollar, Growth Bloomberg / Feiwen Rong and Chanyaporn Chanjaroen Oil sinks as global economy slows CNN / Kenneth Musante Oil Falls on Signs Decline in Fuel Demand Will Spread Globally Bloomberg / Christian Schmollinger